Mark Gruenberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg
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Labor
Washington, DC rejects worker-friendly scheduling bill; Seattle passes it
September 22, 2016The measures would make firms give workers at least two weeks' advance notice of their schedules, and make those schedules predictable.
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Labor
Workers’ groups show candidates that supporting higher wages wins votes
September 12, 2016"Voters are fed up with lack of action in Washington on raising wages for working people; letting voters know where the candidates stand on these issues can have a significant impact."
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Labor
Miners march on Congress to demand legislation to save pensions
September 9, 2016Several big coal companies have also used federal bankruptcy law to escape from funding retirees' pensions through the per-ton tax on coal.
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Labor
Legal experts: TPP’s secret ISDS trade court overrides labor law
September 9, 2016A secret court included in the TPP, the Investor-State Dispute System, would have the power to throw out labor regulations.
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Labor
Bosses threaten workers: Vote my way or else
September 8, 2016About 25 percent of workers in a study report that their employers send them messages having nothing to do with work and everything to do with politics.
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Labor
To rebuild unions, lobbying and organizing must go hand in hand
September 2, 2016To win better lives and rebuild the union movement, workers must do two things at once: organize and lobby.
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U.S.
Unions push Congress to curb banks, restore Glass-Steagall
August 26, 2016Unions and progressive groups are circulating a petition to congressional leaders.
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Labor
Teachers and Uber drivers win in California courts
August 25, 2016Uber drivers won't have to accept an onerous settlement, and Calif. teachers won't lose tenure.
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